What often bothers me in everyday life is the normative barrier. One speaks of freedom of speech, and yet it has its limitations: Not every subject enjoys the same acceptance. Why is fundamental virtue such as curiosity, the desire to learn and to ask, punished with rejection and contempt? In a broader sense, why…Read more →

Various philosophical attitudes and tendencies have been visualized in a plain and symbolic manner by the talented designer Genis Carreras. For the first time I see rather complicated concepts in a such appealing illustratory fashion. The so-called Philographics wake curiosity and interest: What are they actually standing for? Which one can I identify with?…Read more →

You shall be, but not key Be great, but don’t be prodigious Be little, but don’t be invisible Be successful, but don’t be resounding Be servile, but don’t be worthless Be imaginative, don’t be ingenious Be useful, don’t be fertile Be charming, don’t be loving Be capable, don’t be talented Be powerful and mighty…Read more →

Once upon a time, lost somewhere between life-crowded city, small-minded society, filthy-polluting showmen, there was a young man staring out his heart’s window: heavy raindrops, long shadows, flaming sunset. After seven whole years of waiting, his heart was bored by the mind’s monologues and then decided to cheat on him. Likewise, the struggling began,…Read more →